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[quote=flu][quote=AN]I knew I’m a Pinoy Thug at heart.[/quote]

…And you raise pet lizards too…don’t forget.[/quote]
I’m a Pinoy thug surrounded by lizard pets. I wonder if that’s better than old cat lady :-).

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I knew I’m a Pinoy Thug at heart.

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[quote=dumbrenter][quote=paramount]4S Ranch is 5 minutes or less from my place of employment.

Last year I made close to 150k.

I have typical debt levels.

I cannot afford to live in 4S.

If your worried about HOA and MR, you can’t afford 4S.

I spend a lot of time at 4S Ranch, and it is for the 1%ers…unfortunately for me.

I lost the ovarian lottery. Oh well.[/quote]

4S ranch is a middle class neighborhood, definitely not for 1%ers who have much better options.[/quote]Middle class people buying $600k+ SFR with $400+/month in HOA+MR? No wonder American’s saving’s rate is so horrible.

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[quote=flu]I have my eyes on Boeing right now… A couple of more grounded 787’s should knock the stock down a bit…

Man, kinda terrible news that every few days we hear about another 787 being grounded…

Not much confidence building feeling like you’re boarding a Beta airplane.[/quote]
I was thinking about Boeing myself. But looking at its stock… it hasn’t gone down even with all the bad news.

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[quote=ocrenter][quote=AN][quote=gzz]http://sdheadliner.com/neighborhoods/ocean-levels-rise-drastically-overnight-mira-mesa-now-beachfront-property/[/quote]
Until that day come, MM is a gang infested cesspool. So, please stop looking to buy here.[/quote]

Plus I heard El Cajon is really the place to be for authentic Asian markets…[/quote]
Not to mention, houses in El Cajon are probably all custom. Who wants those god awful stucco tract houses.

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[quote=gzz]http://sdheadliner.com/neighborhoods/ocean-levels-rise-drastically-overnight-mira-mesa-now-beachfront-property/[/quote]
Until that day come, MM is a gang infested cesspool. So, please stop looking to buy here.

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[quote=flu][quote=cvmom]I need a definition of “lizardland”[/quote]

No you don’t… As long as more people don’t want to live in lizardland mira mesa, that’s less people that will buy in this area…

Besides who wants to live in stucco boxes here. It’s hot, there’s no parking on the streets. It’s a dump, and the rental pool sucks….

If you know folks that works at companies like BlackRock, please let them know that too, so they look elsewhere.

Please people, go away.. MM is not where you want to be… It sucks. It really does. Just ask AN…He doesn’t think anyone should buy in MM too.[/quote]
haha, you’re funny flu. It’s futile man. the cat is out of the bag. Everyone knows it except for those lucky few to still wonder why anyone would want to live in lizardland.

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Based on current active listing $/sq-ft (up 27% from same time last year) and current sales-to-list % (100.48%), it seems like we’re set up for another big year, unless either of those two stat drops off. Even compare to September, $/sq-ft list price is up 23%.

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[quote=bearishgurl]I guess Gen Y has no problem at all with massive congestion and hard-to-find street parking (as in MM, Chula Vista 91914 and 91915 and other lizardland-type areas of the county).[/quote]
What are you talking about? Seriously, you have no idea what you’re talking about.

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[quote=flu][quote=livinincali]I used to live in Mira Mesa and I can understand it’s appeals for some demographics, but it’s not for me. Kind of amazing that a community built to be affordable for higher ranking enlisted (E5+) military families is getting to cash out to Engineers and Software Developers. The typical military of today has no shot of owning in Mira Mesa anymore. I wonder if it’s possible that 20 years down the road is goes back to that era of affordability. Probably not as long as QCOM and the businesses it spawned are around.[/quote]

Not when Pardee is selling (pretty well I might add) SFH for $600k+ there..[/quote]Yep, like this one: http://www.sdlookup.com/MLS-120053941-6820_Lopez_Canyon_Way_San_Diego_CA_92126. $705k for a 2500 sq-ft house in MM.

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To put the supply issue into perspective, MM has over 72k people and 23k house hold. Yet, there’s currently only 23 properties active (19 SFR and 4 condo). Last month (December, which is/should be one of the slowest month of the year), there are 59 properties sold. So, we’re talking about less than 1/2 month supply.

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[quote=flu]yes, and we already knew this.. 1 year ago.[/quote]
Agree. I wish I would gotten more 1-2 years ago 🙁

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[quote=SK in CV]Do you have any idea the hoops that you have to jump through to be an approved federal contractor? (I’ve been through that process, becoming an approved contractor for Apple is the only more tedious process I’ve ever seen.) I’m not saying it never happens, but it’s extraordinary when an federal employee leaves their position and immediately become direct contractor to the federal government without an intermediary. Beyond the hoops required to become an approved federal contractor, the federal government contracts out specific jobs/duties, not positions. They contract with XYZ Company to provide technical support for abc functions. Not 40 hours a week that meets a specific job description.[/quote]There is your problem right there. If it’s so top secret, why even outsource it in the first place. In the private sector, work you’re doing that’s important to your IP do not get outsourced. Only stuff that is not important to your core IP. If the stuff that the government is outsourcing is not important to its core secrecy, then why make all the hoops. If it is important, why outsource? The only reason I see why they have all the hoops is that big gov contracting companies can keep the monopoly on the position.

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[quote=no_such_reality][quote=SK in CV][quote=AN]This isn’t privatization, this is government being lazy and and outsource the jobs to government contractors.[/quote]

With all due respect AN, this is exactly what privatization is. Instead of hiring people to do work, it’s outsourcing those jobs to private companies. And the $135K v $270K is almost exactly what you quoted the other day. 80 to 100% more for non-employee contractors.[/quote]

No it’s not. When people are making 80-100% more as a contractor, they are doing it as an independent, selling directly into the position.

The exact same thing occurs in private industry and frankly, it’s part of a gravy boat game. It’s a combination of factors. Lazy management, tight skill markets or good old nepotism.

That said, for privatization to work, the government would need to set up competition. No competition and you’re right back to Ma Bell in the 1970s. Or dealing with a local cable company today.[/quote]
totally agree. Just look at spacex for prime example.

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This is the kind of medical advancement that I’m talking about: http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=29636. This and many other just like it. If you’re alive in the next 5+ years (just some arbitrary number), I think you’ll be one of many who will benefit greatly from these kind of medical advancements that will greatly prolong your life expectancy and your quality of life as well.

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